Burt Reynolds

The museum had lots of items from the Smokey and the Bandit movies. Here you see boot and a shirt that Burt wore in the movies along with some photos of stars in the movies. There are also replicas of the truck and cars from the movie and a piece of one of the cars.

Evening Shade was a TV series that took place in the small town of Evening Shade, Arkansas. The sitcom, which starred Burt Reynolds and Marilu Henner, ran from 1990-1994.

Burt's character is an ex-pro football player who comes to the small town to coach a loosing high school football team. In 1991, Burt won an Emmy, for his performance in this series as the Leading Actor in a Comedy Series.

One wall in the museum is dedicated to Burt's high school and college football career. During his Senior year at Palm Beach High School, Burt made the First Team All State as a fullback. This gained him a number of football scholarships. He accepted the scholarship from Florida State where he was an all star halfback. His career was short lived due to an injury.

There were several chairs in the museum from the days when Burt was a producer/director.

The walls are full of autographed photos given to Burt by some of the biggest names in Hollywood. It is full to look at the photos and see notes to Burt from people like, Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Gregory Peck and many others.

The museum is also full of movie posters from some of the over 90 feature films that Burt was in.

Near the museum you will find Burt Reynolds Park. Burt is a much loved member of the community.